Did you know that the City of Wausau now offers a down payment assistance program (DPA) to give low-to-moderate income households a “leg up” when it comes to purchasing a home? It’s true!!! Should you qualify, Wausau offers a low interest loan to assist with closing costs and the
Lately, you may have heard the term “workforce housing” being thrown around a lot. I decided to take a very unscientific poll and asked my friends and neighbors if they knew the meaning of the term. I wasn’t surprised by a lot of head scratching and sometimes humorous albeit wrong
Let me start with the disclosure that I am no economist. Micro and Macro Economics classes were painful for me in college; Home Economics not so much if we got to eat what we cooked.
Joking aside, I have been both an active participant and observer of the real estate
Decluttering may not be your idea of fun, but if you can get past taking those first steps, it can be enjoyable and very satisfying.
Mentally fast forward past the un-fun parts like making all of this decisions about what you do and don’t want to keep, and imagine yourself
The Jenny Gordon Group at Amaximmo is proud to announce their new interiors division. Principal designer and owner, Jenny Gordon (ASID Allied Professional) explained, “Before I started practicing real estate, I was designing commercial and retail spaces for ISD, Inc. in Chicago. That background helped me tremendously in my real
You may not be able to make every update your home needs before putting it on the market, but even a couple simple projects can close the deal. By making your property look its best you’ll be on your way to a quick, profitable sale.
Boost Curb Appeal
The outside
As a smart seller, you’ll want your home in tip-top shape — but you don’t want to eat into your profits by overspending on home improvements. You won’t be around to enjoy them anyway. The key is to focus on the most important repairs to make before selling a house to ensure
How much is that kitchen remodel going to cost you? That’s a hard number to nail down. It’s not like you can cost compare on Amazon.
Instead, you need to research, create a budget, and track your expenses. Having your own kitchen remodel worksheet can help. Download it here. (You’ll be prompted to make a copy of the
Are closing costs tax deductible? What about mortgage interest? Or property taxes? The answer is, maddeningly, “It depends.”
Basically, you’ll want to itemize if you have deductions totaling more than the standard deduction, which is $12,000 for single people and $24,000 for married couples filing jointly. Every taxpayer gets this deduction,
To Connie De Groot, a rising-star of a Beverly Hills real estate agent in Coldwell Bankers No. 1 office worldwide, choosing a full-time real estate agent isn’t about anti-competitive behavior or shutting out part-time discounters.
It’s about obtaining full-time service for the full-time job of selling or buying what’s likely